Flagship iPhone prices have jumped 66% since 2009, but Tim Cook says people are happy to pay more for "the best"
Those who aren't Apple fans might disagree
Why Steam Deck Is One of the Most Significant PC Gaming Moments in Years
While the launch of the Steam Deck was the opposite of pompous, Valve's gaming handheld has kept gaining momentum. One year later, let's take a look at the impact it's had on the PC gaming market.
Buying second-hand graphics cards that were used for cryptomining isn't as risky as you might think
*most of the time
In context: It's an argument that has been raging for years: is buying a second-hand graphics card worth the risk when it could have been used extensively for cryptomining? Probably the most famous of all the tech YouTube channels, Linus Tech Tips, has long said that former mining cards don't automatically suffer from performance issues, and could even be a better buy than those that were used exclusively for gaming. Now, Linus might have proven this claim.
Researchers discover AI models generate photos of real people and copyrighted images
It will get worse as these systems grow in size
China's supply chain: Shenzhen wasn't built in a day
Meanwhile, US companies are doing everything they can to reduce their reliance on China
Intel discusses streamlined strategy for next-gen Xe2 graphics
The new strategy will focus on the Xe2-LPG and Xe2-HPG graphics architectures
Opera GX: A browser for gamers and enthusiasts
Set limits on CPU, RAM, and Network usage, use Discord & Twitch from the sidebar, and connect mobile and desktop browsers.
Compact custom version of Windows 11 released
Someone shrunk Windows 11 down to 6.3GB and got it running on 2GB of RAM
Google rushes to launch its own ChatGPT-like technology soon
The tech giant is fully aware of the threat posed by ChatGPT
Mark Zuckerberg talks mixed reality on Meta Quest 3
Next Meta Quest headset coming in late 2023 for $300-$500 with mixed reality
Ohio ISP admits lying to FCC about its fiber service area to squash rival expansion grants
Lesson: If you admit to lying to the government, be sure you aren't talking to a competitor first
Microsoft Office is down to just $29, no subscription required
Grab a lifetime license for over 90% off
Puget drops Samsung 990 Pro SSDs due to reliability concerns
Puget is switching to Sabrent drives for now
Former developer of Ubiquiti confessed to stealing data, trying to extort the networking company
While pretending to be an anonymous hacker
LobbyLeaks is a new EU platform to combat shady lobbying
NGOs striving to put an end to Big Tech's "toxic" business model
BMW EV won't install OTA software update if parked on an incline
Is the juice worth the squeeze?
ChatGPT adds 100 million users in two months, making it the fastest-growing "app" ever
ChatGPT says it isn't an app
Apple reports largest annual quarterly revenue dip since 2016
2023 could be a big year for Apple
Wind and solar power are on the rise in Europe
Energy transition from fossil fuel and gas is accelerating
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THE WEB
Ohio ISP admits lying to FCC about its fiber service area to squash rival expansion grants
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WTF?!
AMD admits to restraining chip supply to keep higher CPU and GPU prices
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CHIP ARCHITECTURE
What's next for RISC V?
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GAMING
Dwarf Fortress: $7M payday and
fairytale ending for indie dev -
TROLLING
Judge tells copyright troll, "no," he cannot continue filing piracy lawsuits from jail
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TECH CULTURE
Gates takes aim at Musk: I'd rather fund vaccines than go to Mars
Bill Gates takes aim at Elon Musk: I'd rather fund vaccines than go to Mars
The former Microsoft boss did have some good things to say about Musk, though
What just happened? Bill Gates and Elon Musk are two of the wealthiest people in the world, but they certainly don't see eye to eye. The pair have had public spats in the past, and now the former Microsoft boss has taken a shot at Musk's ambitions for sending missions to and colonizing Mars, saying he would rather pay for vaccines than travel to the red planet.
Dwarf Fortress financials mark fairytale ending for indie developer
Bay 12 Games made $7 million in January after releasing Dwarf Fortress on Steam and itch
Free games alert: Dishonored: Death of the Outsider and The Elder Scrolls III are currently available for nothing
Via the Epic Games store and Amazon Prime Gaming
Skyrocketing Sony PlayStation 5 sales give the console its best quarter yet
More stock equals more sales
Smaller capacity hard drives are more susceptible to failure as they age, study finds
Backblaze tested 230,921 HDDs consisting of 29 models from manufacturers like Seagate, Toshiba, and others
Meta's Reality Labs lost $14 billion last year
Metaverse division lost over $4 billion in Q4 2022, Meta undeterred
Samsung 980 Pro has a nasty firmware glitch that could kill your SSD
You should probably update the firmware ASAP
Razer's Viper Mini Signature Edition is jaw-droppingly gorgeous (and expensive)
Light in the hand, heavy on the wallet
TechSpot Video What Ever Happened to Netscape?
It was a magical time, PC sales were just booming and if you were lucky, yours would come with a modem for dial-up Internet access. You would hear the scrambling sound of your phone line connecting you to the world. Launching Netscape and staring at the throbber animation while a single web page loaded.
Microsoft will integrate ChatGPT in Bing as OpenAI starts monetizing the AI chatbot
Bing is about to get an AI supercharge
AMD reveals Ryzen 7000X3D pricing and availability, starting February 28
3D V-Cache finally reaches AM5
UK lagging behind as US and EU race to secure crucial semiconductor supply
Whitehall squabbling continues to stall the UK's eagerly anticipated chips policy
LibreOffice 7.5 release brings several new features and improvements
The latest LibreOffice version further improves dark mode support, brings new application and MIME-type icons as well as new PDF export options. For more information you can read the release notes here.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past recreated on PC from reverse-engineered code
SNES Zelda masterpiece tailored for modern gaming systems
Company trying to bring back the woolly mammoth wants to resurrect the dodo
The flightless bird has been extinct since the 1600s
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